It’s 2020. A journalist is heartbroken because her hippie mom doesn’t trust the #COVID19 vaccine, the info put out by the @CDCgov or the media. She asks her mom to record their phone conversations in which they try to understand each other’s sides. Outstanding work, @wingsofapig!
What happens when you love someone but you can’t stand something they believe?
In a new podcast from @spaceship_media and CPR, journalist @wingsofapig and her mom bravely take on family, Covid-19 and more. The Wedge starts Friday.
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"The Wedge," a new podcast from @spaceship_media and CPR, starts today! Listen now to hear the first chapter of a powerful and courageous story about family, trustworthy information and Covid-19.
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@BrianLehrer@darakass@brianlehrer@darakass: Planning a baby shower in NYC. 30 people indoor and outdoor. There will be 2 pregnant people, 4 people over 65 and everyone is vaccinated. Is it irresponsible?
@BrianLehrer QUESTION: my grandmother-in-law got the Chinese vaccine in the Dominican Republic. She lives there half the year and is Dominican. We’ve heard the efficacy is not good for the Chinese vaccine. Should she get a booster here now that she’s back in NY? If so, which one?
“There are futures of journalism, there are futures of media ecosystems where all folks are thriving … It’s on us now to figure out what are the things we can learn from the past, what are the changes we can make today so that we can create those futures.” @aliciacbell#SXSW
Next time someone tries to tell you the coronavirus only affects older, “weaker” people, please direct them Shaimeek Frazier’s obituary. The photo they used is her graduation photo...from 2019. She was 21, a baby. On her way to nursing school.
"People need tools, tactics and anchors to help them deal with their emotions." -@wingsofapig
Join us to learn about some of these tools. Mental and spiritual health roundtable starting now: https://t.co/TvtwU4VwHt @THECITYNY
I mean it's not every day that you get to listen to @RossGay18 read his poems. It's not too late to join this gorgeous event. https://t.co/ho6xhEuCOX @THECITYNY
This event has been such a labor of love and I am so honored to be part of it. Join us tonight and this weekend to honor, celebrate, grieve, and connect.
Our MISSING THEM team has spent the last 8 months collecting stories from New Yorkers who have lost loved ones to COVID-19.
Tonight we celebrate those lives. Join us in two hours for our first MISSING THEM event.
https://t.co/E3IUQJilOf
The event was designed to help create avenues of connection and community to those suffering in isolation from the devastation of the coronavirus. I am very proud of my co-workers @allieginwala & @wingsofapig for taking the lead on planning this. Please join us! 🙏
1/ We recently launched a new service where we send out updates focused on renting & working in NYC during the pandemic.
Our first worker update went out this week.
So, why might zero unemployment benefits not mean zero unemployment benefits?
Here’s what we found:
Looking forward to chatting about some of what I've learned with @spaceship_media about talking respectfully to people who have different beliefs than my own. Register below!
How can we have tough conversations about politics and other current events while keeping it civil?
Join the Mediactive team and dialogue journalism experts @spaceship_media for a Q&A on Tuesday at 1 p.m. PT.
Register here: https://t.co/RQG2neYYE4
I've had the pleasure to spend the last month at @THECITYNY working as a Fellow for their Open Newsroom project. This is what we're up for the next two weeks.
https://t.co/0FNWhRl9ah